Zimbabwe Vs Sri Lanka 1St Odi
Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe - 2004 (2004) · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 20 April 2004
Sri Lanka won by 12 runs (D/L method)
Sri Lanka won by 12 runs (D/L method). Tatenda Taibu top-scored with 96* for Zimbabwe.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Date
- 20 April 2004
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 12 runs (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Tatenda Taibu
- Captains
- Tatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe), Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)
- Debuts
- Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe), Elton Chigumbura (Zimbabwe), Tinashe Panyangara (Zimbabwe), Prosper Utseya (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper and KC Barbour
- Match referee
- MJ Procter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. Brendan Taylor, Elton Chigumbura, Tinashe Panyangara and Prosper Utseya played their first ODIs.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 211 for 6. Tatenda Taibu top-scored with 96 not out off 151 balls, and Alester Maregwede made 37. Nuwan Zoysa took 3 for 21 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 75-run stand for the sixth wicket between Alester Maregwede and Tatenda Taibu.
Sri Lanka replied with 144 for 4. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 73 not out off 72 balls, and Tillakaratne Dilshan made 35.
Sri Lanka won by 12 runs (D/L method).
ZIMBABWE: 211 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vusi Sibanda | c Kumar Sangakkara b Nuwan Zoysa | 0 | 9 |
| Brendan Taylor | b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 5 |
| Dion Ebrahim | c Mahela Jayawardene b Nuwan Zoysa | 13 | 41 |
| Tatenda Taibu | not out | 96 | 151 |
| Elton Chigumbura | c Muthiah Muralidaran b Nuwan Zoysa | 13 | 16 |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | st Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 6 | 14 |
| Alester Maregwede | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Upul Chandana | 37 | 44 |
| Mluleki Nkala | not out | 33 | 22 |
Did not bat: Tinashe Panyangara, Douglas Hondo, Prosper Utseya
Extras 13 · Total 211 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 5 | 31 | 1 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 7 | 2 | 21 | 3 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
| Upul Chandana | 10 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Russel Arnold | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Vusi Sibanda, 1.6 ov), 2-1 (Brendan Taylor, 2.2 ov), 3-47 (Dion Ebrahim, 16.3 ov), 4-64 (Elton Chigumbura, 20.3 ov), 5-79 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 24.5 ov), 6-154 (Alester Maregwede, 41.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Vusi Sibanda (0) and Brendan Taylor (0) | 1 | 9 |
| second | Dion Ebrahim (0) and Brendan Taylor (0) | 0 | 2 |
| third | Tatenda Taibu (25) and Dion Ebrahim (13) | 46 | 84 |
| fourth | Tatenda Taibu (2) and Elton Chigumbura (13) | 17 | 25 |
| fifth | Tatenda Taibu (5) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (6) | 15 | 23 |
| sixth | Alester Maregwede (37) and Tatenda Taibu (38) | 75 | 103 |
| seventh | Mluleki Nkala (33) and Tatenda Taibu (21) | 57 | 41 |
SRI LANKA: 144 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | lbw b Douglas Hondo | 0 | 6 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Dion Ebrahim b Tinashe Panyangara | 9 | 5 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | not out | 73 | 72 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Tinashe Panyangara b Douglas Hondo | 5 | 21 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | c Brendan Taylor b Elton Chigumbura | 14 | 17 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | not out | 35 | 41 |
Did not bat: Nuwan Kulasekara, Muthiah Muralidaran, Chaminda Vaas, Russel Arnold, Upul Chandana
Extras 8 · Total 144 for 4
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Hondo | 7 | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| Tinashe Panyangara | 5 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| Elton Chigumbura | 5 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Mluleki Nkala | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Tatenda Taibu | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 1.2 ov), 2-9 (Marvan Atapattu, 2.3 ov), 3-44 (Mahela Jayawardene, 8.6 ov), 4-77 (Nuwan Zoysa, 14.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (0) and Sanath Jayasuriya (2) | 9 | 5 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (0) | 0 | 7 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (5) and Kumar Sangakkara (26) | 35 | 39 |
| fourth | Nuwan Zoysa (14) and Kumar Sangakkara (19) | 33 | 33 |
| fifth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (35) and Kumar Sangakkara (28) | 67 | 75 |
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